Exodus 18:26
18:26 They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring
to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
Deuteronomy 13:14
13:14 You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
Deuteronomy 17:8-10
Appeal to a Higher Court
17:8 If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.
17:9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
17:10 You must then do as they have determined at that place the Lord chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.
Deuteronomy 17:1
17:1 You must not sacrifice to him
a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive
to the
Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 3:16-28
3:16 To the Reubenites and Gadites I allocated the territory extending from Gilead as far as Wadi Arnon (the exact middle of the wadi was a boundary) all the way to the Wadi Jabbok, the Ammonite border.
3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River
were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth
to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea),
beneath the watershed
of Pisgah
to the east.
Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes
3:18 At that time I instructed you as follows: “The Lord your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.
3:19 But your wives, children, and livestock (of which I know you have many) may remain in the cities I have given you.
3:20 You must fight until the Lord gives your countrymen victory as he did you and they take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them on the other side of the Jordan River. Then each of you may return to his own territory that I have given you.”
3:21 I also commanded Joshua at the same time, “You have seen everything the Lord your God did to these two kings; he will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going.
3:22 Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God will personally fight for you.”
Denial to Moses of the Promised Land
3:23 Moreover, at that time I pleaded with the Lord,
3:24 “O, Lord God, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength. (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)
3:25 Let me please cross over to see the good land on the other side of the Jordan River – this good hill country and the Lebanon!”
3:26 But the Lord was angry at me because of you and would not listen to me. Instead, he said to me, “Enough of that! Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.
3:27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and take a good look to the west, north, south, and east, for you will not be allowed to cross the Jordan.
3:28 Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”
Proverbs 25:2
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.
Proverbs 29:7
29:7 The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor;
the wicked does not understand such knowledge.